1. What are you reading right now? Tell us about it!
I just finished Panic by Lauren Oliver. I really liked it! Here’s the Goodreads synopsis: Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought. Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for. For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

2. Divergent, Hunger Games, or Twilight… Which do you prefer and why?
I like them all but I think Hunger Games was the most well-written and the movies have been great! I liked the Twilight books but only two out of the five movies. I didn’t love the Divergent books, but I loved the ending and I loved the movie!

3. TV series based on books… They start out very close to the book to draw in the fans but then will start to separate themselves by changing things and adding characters. What are you thoughts on this?
I wonder what TV show the person who wrote this question was thinking about?? Game of Thrones is so far very similar to the books and it’s in season four! The only other show that I can think of that I watch and is based on books is True Blood. The book and show are very different but I don’t mind because then you don’t know wha tis going to happen!

4. You’ve just been recruited to help a movie studio bring your favorite book to the big screen. What’s the movie and who are you choosing to play the main characters?
I would love to see The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie as the next YA-novel-turned-film. Not sure who I would cast though!

5. Going back to the above question, do you keep it word-for-word the same or do you use this chance to change little things you thought would make the book better?
I think the best way to turn a book into a movie is to let the author write the screenplay and direct the film, like The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

6. After you finish a physical copy of a book do you keep it for a reread, put it on a shelf to collect dust, donate it to Goodwill, or do you just not purchase physical copies of books?
I only purchase books that I am getting signed by authors or travel guidebooks. Obviously I keep my signed copies! Travel books I will pass along to friends or donate to the library if I don’t think I’ll need them again.